Fife Intensive Rehabilitation & Substance Misuse Team
3 South Fergus Place
KIRKCALDY
KY1 1YA

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Email: enquiries@firstforfife.co.uk  

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Care Commission Inspection

The Care Commission carried out an inspection at FIRST in February 2010.

During the inspection a number of Service User Questionnaires were returned to the Care Commission which invited comments about:  Privacy, Dignity, Choice, Safety, Realising Potential and Equality and Diversity. The responses were very favourable towards the service and the comments made have been included within the body of the full report.

Based on the findings of this inspection the service has been awarded the following grades: -

Quality of Care and Support:    6—Excellent
We were assessed on: -
Statement 1: “We ensure that service users and carers participate in assessing and improving the quality of the care and support provided by the service.”

Statement 6: “People who use, or would like to use the service, and those who are ceasing the service, are fully informed as to what the service provides.”     

Quality of Staffing:        5—Very Good
We were assessed on: -  
Statement 1:  “We ensure that service users and carers participate in assessing and improving the quality of staffing in the service.”

Statement 2:  “We are confident that our staff have been recruited, and inducted, in a safe and robust  manner to protect service users and staff.”

Quality of Management and Leadership    5—Very Good  
We were assessed on: -  
Statement 1:  “We ensure that service users and carers participate in assessing and improving the quality of the management and leadership of the service.”

 The full report can be: -  

  -  obtained from the Main Office at FIRST
  -  viewed online at www.carecommission.com 

Investor in People Assessment

During April 2010 FIRST was assessed for the standard.  The Assessor’s findings were that FIRST continues to meet the standard and also exceeds in a number of areas.

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